In May, RMK revamped its eyeshadow and blusher singles. Today, I am reviewing two shades from the new Ingenious Powder Cheeks. (Next week, I will be reviewing three of the new Ingenious Powder Eyes.)
One feature of the new eyeshadows and blushers is that the shade name indicates the finish. With Ingenious Powder Cheeks, MT stands for “matte” while P stands for “pearlescent”. Also, according to RMK’s website, within the blusher’s P shades, there are Shiny types and Holographic types.
MT-02 Light Pink and P-07 Holographic Pink look quite similar in the cases, but they have considerably different finishes when worn.
(RMK Ingenious Powder Cheeksin MT-02 Light Pink)
(RMK Ingenious Powder Cheeksin P-07 Holographic Pink)
I personally prefer Light Pink to Holographic Pink. I tend to prefer matte and semi-matte blushers that are slightly on the cool side, and Light Pink has the finish and color that appeal to me. The look it creates is soft and sweet without being too girlie.
Color-wise, compared with two of my favorite blushers, it is cooler than Chanel’s Irréelle Blush in Tea Rose and lighter than Lavshuca’s Cheek Color in PK-01.
I think this should be a relatively natural, easy-to-wear and mistake-proof shade for most people with fair, light and light-to-medium complexions.In comparison, Holographic goes on quite glowy on me and suits my oily skin less. But when I swatched it on my arm (which is obviously a lot less oily), I do think the finish is quite flattering and will suit those with dry skin who want a luminous finish on the cheeks.
Overall, the Ingenious Powder Cheeks range is worth looking into if you like the delicate and natural finish that Japanese blushers tend to create. If you think the two shades I have reviewed here are too light or too cool for you, there are quite a few darker and warmer shades available.
The new blusher lineup also includes Ingenious Jelly Cheeks, which features six shades with a soft cream-to-powder texture.
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they look like such pretty blushes! I just find small brushes really difficult to apply with!! i need my big ol kabuki brush :) (i really like your blog!!) xox
Hi PJ
Welcome back! I'm so glad to see that your blog is back up and running. I was horrified when I couldn't see it a while back, your blog is far too pretty and you are too nice and informative for the blog to have been lost!
I look forward to reading more of your new posts.
Hope you will have a lovely weekend
Hi Suki,
I do also think small brushes that come with the compacts can be quite difficult to use, not to mention that some of them are quite coarse. But the brushes in these compacts are actually quite nice and I am happy to use them to apply these blushers. :)
Thank you very much for enjoying reading my blog and for posting your comment! :)
Hi Fi,
Thank you so much for your very kind words! I am very sorry for the downtime, and I hope you will enjoy reading my upcoming posts! :)
Many thanks again! :)